Santa Cupcakes Recipe
on Dec 15, 2014, Updated Oct 21, 2020
These Santa Cupcakes are so simple, cute and quick for serving up for the holidays. If you are like me you are still planning last minute Christmas desserts. These simple and cute Santa Cupcakes will come together with very little effort. They are so simple you can even have your kiddos help with decorating up the cute Santa faces. They are almost as simple as the Santa Hat Oreos I shared with you the other day. My son took these for his play date last week and the kids were all super excited. I am sure they will be a hit at your Christmas parties or a perfect after school treat.
Santa Cupcakes Recipe
Just grab a basic cake mix, store bought frosting (or make your own) some marshmallows, sprinkles and chocolate chips. Pretty simple.
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INGREDIENTS
1 box Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup softened Butter
1 tbsp Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 cup Powdered Sugar
48 Mini Chocolate Chips
10 oz Mini Marshmallows
24 Red Candy Decorations (like Red Hots)
Red Sparkling Sugar
DIRECTIONS
Line muffin pan with paper liners.
Mix and bake cupcakes according to box directions.
Transfer to wire racks to cool.
Cream butter in a medium bowl
Slowly add in the powdered sugar, and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
Ice each cupcake.
Sprinkle red sparkling sugar across the upper third of the top to make a hat.
Cut each mini marshmallow in half.
Place mini marshmallows to put a ball on the hat, make a fur band and make Santa’s beard.
Place the Red Hot for the nose and two mini chocolate chips for the eyes.
Santa Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box Cake Mix
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1/2 cup softened Butter
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 48 Mini Chocolate Chips
- 10 oz Mini Marshmallows
- 24 Red Candy Decorations, like Red Hots
- Red Sparkling Sugar
Instructions
- Line muffin pan with paper liners.
- Mix and bake cupcakes according to box directions.
- Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Cream butter in a medium bowl
- Slowly add in the powdered sugar, and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
- Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
- Ice each cupcake.
- Sprinkle red sparkling sugar across the upper third of the top to make a hat.
- Cut each mini marshmallow in half.
- Place mini marshmallows to put a ball on the hat, make a fur band and make Santa's beard.
- Place the Red Hot for the nose and two mini chocolate chips for the eyes.
